Hockey Canada to host Beyond the Boards Summit
Leaders in hockey and past to come back collectively to collaboratively work on altering the tradition of the sport
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has introduced the Beyond the Boards Summit, a collection of periods that may deliver collectively leaders in hockey, exterior subject-matter specialists, people with lived experiences and stakeholders to establish methods to information future discussions and actions that may make constructive modifications to the tradition of the sport.
The preliminary summit will happen Sept. 8-9, 2023 in Calgary. Further periods are being deliberate for 2024.
Beyond the Boards shall be centered on open conversations about find out how to make hockey extra constructive for all contributors, together with sides of hockey tradition that exist in areas of the game comparable to elitism, gender-based violence, homophobia, misogyny, racism and sexism.
By working collaboratively to establish the impediments to a more healthy tradition, Hockey Canada hopes to allow allies to tackle bigger roles and finally for individuals from all backgrounds to really feel extra welcome within the sport.
“The Beyond the Boards Summit is a critical step to help us understand areas in the game that need to change,” mentioned the Hon. Hugh L. Fraser, chair of the Hockey Canada Board of Directors. “By partaking subject-matter specialists, people with lived experiences and stakeholders from inside and out of doors of hockey, we hope collectively we can set up a roadmap to vary the tradition of the sport in any respect ranges.
“The time is now to put intentional efforts towards addressing these important issues, and we look forward to gathering together in Calgary to start identifying the roadmap and actions that could be taken to ensure the long-term success of the sport.”
Fraser will function honorary co-chair of the summit, alongside the Hon. Pascale St-Onge, minister of sport.
Designed to cowl key areas that may assist create a extra welcoming, inclusive and secure setting for contributors, the timing of future conferences shall be introduced at a later date.
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